Chapter 23: Dividing the Word

Gu Du gritted his teeth and replied: "It's okay, I've been stabbed a few times, it's not in the way, it's just painful." ”

Chu Qin frowned and thought for a while, the seven white-clothed people killed themselves at the same time when they saw him, naturally they were afraid of being captured alive and asking the person behind the scenes, but this matter still couldn't be investigated, and said: "Shangguan He, you take Gu Du back first, and I'll wait for the soldiers on the night patrol to come over." ”

"Okay." Shangguan He agreed, stood up with Gu Du, and Gu Du said, "Lacquer box." ”

Chu Qin said: "I'll take the Imperial Soul Box, you guys go." ”

Before the two of them had gone far, the soldiers on the night patrol ran over, and when they saw Chu Qin, the captain clenched his fists and called, "Master." ”

Chu Qin said: "I am Chu Qin, this white-robed boy waiter is a person from Xiang Chongyang, you send someone to inform him, he lives in three lanes and four houses, don't touch the box on the boy waiter." These twelve men in white are assassins, and the bodies should be kept, and tomorrow I will go to the general and examine the bodies together. ”

The lieutenant clenched his fists and replied, "Yes." ”

Chu Qin tore off the face scarves of each person in white, and then said to the captain: "I have written down the appearance of these twelve people, don't lose or be confused, otherwise you are the only one who asks." ”

The captain responded: "Master Chu rest assured, he guarantees that he will never make any mistakes." ”

"Okay." Chu Qin agreed, picked up his soul box and left.

The next day, Chu Qin went to find Wu Renxiong, Wu Renxiong had already done an investigation overnight, Gu Du was assassinated twice, Xian Bai died again, and Chu Qin left another message.

Wu Renxiong didn't dare to slack off, such a thing had never happened in his military history, although he was a general, but the Imperial Soul Division was the most powerful department in the entire dynasty, so the incident against the Imperial Soul Division, if it was not handled well, he, the general, would be at the end.

Twelve corpses were arranged in two rows, standing in front of the corpses, Wu Renxiong said to Chu Qin: "Master Chu, this general thoroughly investigated this matter overnight, as you said, these twelve people all followed the rear army to reinforce, and the hand crossbows they used were not the Zhenbei Pass system. ”

Chu Qin nodded, Gu Du told him last night that he suspected that the assassination incident was arranged by Xiang Chongyang, and the target might not be him at all, but to use the matter of the deputy general as a cover, just to kill Xian Bai.

Gu Du listed the doubts, and Chu Qin also agreed with his guess, but without any evidence, even the high priest could not question Xiang Chongyang.

Chu Qin just didn't understand why Xiang Chongyang wanted to kill Xian Bai so deliberately, and if he wanted to kill Xian Bai, there was no need to be so troublesome, as a soul master, there were many reasons to kill his own children's servant, and it was impossible for Xiang Chongyang to foresee the incident of the deputy general, unless the killed deputy general also had something to do with him.

Wu Renxiong said again: "Last night, Master Xiang came to General Ben and asked General Ben to find out the mastermind behind it, and even there was a slight threat in his words, Master Chu, General Ben wants to know, what was the situation last night?" ”

Chu Qin replied: "When Gu Du and Xian Bai returned from training, the assassin shot a crossbow arrow first, Xian Bai was killed by an arrow, Gu Du killed five people, and when I arrived, the remaining seven people killed themselves at the same time. ”

Wu Renxiong nodded and asked, "Is Brother Gu okay?" ”

Chu Qin replied: "It's not a big deal, it's just some flesh wounds, and it can be recovered in a few days of recuperation. ”

Wu Renxiong said: "Master Chu is polite, Brother Gu is fine." ”

Then he said: "Master Chu, in this way, these twelve assassins are determined to die, they are afraid that you will be captured alive, so they killed themselves, then it is difficult to investigate this matter, unless the mastermind takes other actions." ”

Chu Qin nodded and said, "Yes, the general is right. ”

Wu Renxiong said: "Then I have to trouble Master Chu to help General Ben explain to Master Xiang that the so-called Qiao woman is difficult to cook without rice, the assassin is self-determined, there is no clue, and no one can find out the mastermind behind it." ”

Chu Qin said: "Don't worry, the general, I will tell him that Master Xiang should also be sad and die tragically, and he didn't intend to embarrass the general." ”

Wu Renxiong said: "This is natural, the master-apprentice relationship is deep, and the general will take care of it." ”

Chu Qin said: "There is no clue, and there is nowhere to check, so I took my leave." ”

Wu Renxiong clenched his fists and said, "Congratulations to Master Chu." ”

Leaving the General's Mansion, Chu Qin went directly to find Xiang Chongyang, he wanted to know what Xiang Chongyang would say when he saw him.

Xiang Chongyang's face was gloomy and slightly sad, and he welcomed Chu Qin into the middle hall and sat down, and said: "Xian Bai is a good boy, because he won the selection in an opportunistic way, I wanted to sharpen him for a while longer, I didn't want him to suffer such a catastrophe, alas...... What a pity. ”

Chu Qin said flatly: "Even if you die, you can still serve the country." ”

Xiang Chongyang nodded in response: "What Master Chu said is extremely true. ”

Chu Qin said: "I have just been to the Great General's Mansion, and the twelve assassins are all reinforcements from the rear, and the Great General does not know the details of them, I am afraid that this matter will be difficult to investigate." ”

Xiang Chongyang said: "The matter is in the pass, he should be responsible for it to the end, Master Chu, your child servant was also injured, this matter must be for the Imperial Soul Division, you can't say what Wu Renxiong said, he said that these assassins are from the rear, who can prove his words?" ”

Chu Qin nodded and said, "You have a point, I'll think about it again." ”

Xiang Chongyang said again: "Master Chu, I think that at the celebration banquet that day, Wu Renxiong's deputy general made disrespectful remarks and was disposed of by you Gu Du, he was taking revenge for personal gain, he didn't dare to attack you, so he attacked Gu Du, Xian Bai was innocent and suffered." ”

Chu Qin nodded again and said: "I also have this suspicion, but on other people's territory, we are alone, and there is no evidence, even if we have doubts, we dare not speak out, and besides, the matter is big, and we must be cautious in our words and deeds." ”

Xiang Chongyang nodded and said: "What Master Chu said is extremely true, it is better to ask Master Chu to repair a book and hand it to the high priest to know, so that there is a response." ”

Chu Qin glanced at him and said expressionlessly: "The general has been guarding the border for more than ten years, guarding the land and the people, and has made great contributions, there is no clue about this matter, it is better not to inform the high priest first." ”

Xiang Chongyang sighed and said, "Master Chu is right, but I'm really sorry that Xian Bai can't swallow this breath." ”

Chu Qin said: "The Imperial Soul Division will never swallow his breath, but if you want to deal with others, you must always be reasonable, if you are unhappy in your heart, you can speak to the high priest by yourself, don't pay attention to me." ”

Xiang Chongyang hurriedly said: "Master Chu misunderstood, the humble position is not what it means. ”

Chu Qin said: "It's okay, the Imperial Soul Division has always been unobstructive, and it is common for each to have their own opinions. ”

After a pause, Chu Qin said again: "You give me Xian Bai's soul." ”